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I’ve seen people use Dell XPS, but the huge bottom bezel and lack of macs touchpad threw me off. At this point, it seem like the only selling point of Apple bei

I’ve seen people use Dell XPS, but the huge bottom bezel and lack of macs touchpad threw me off. At this point, it seem like the only selling point of Apple being it’s touchpad. And even everyone knows it there doesn’t seem to be anyone catching up. I even managed to play Diablo 2 with just touchpad. I really don’t like the direction apple is heading though, starting with the pointless touchbar. I hope some day other company can create a touchpad rivaling Mac and Linux push a patch that can make use of that touchpad in the same way/same quality that Mac does

computerex 7y ago
The keyboard also feels like slamming your fingers against a wall. There is no travel distance, and a speck of dust can disable keys. There are also thermal issues with the chassis, and the lack of ports is also a hassle for developers. I totally agree though that the touchpad experience is the best on Apple hardware + osx. Pure joy to use the Apple touchpad, really wish other manufacturers would take a leaf from Apple.
erikbye 7y ago
I manage fine with the touchpad on my Surface Book 2, not as good as Apple's, but certainly usable. Tap clicks work well.
nkoren 7y ago
The XPS is alright. Its touchpad hasn't been as big a transition as I'd feared -- although the loss of kinetic scrolling is certainly lamented. My main issues with the XPS are: - Only slightly quieter than a vacuum cleaner. - Unless you want to use the fancy GPU in Linux, in which case it's louder than a vacuum cleaner and has a very short battery life. (I keep the GPU disabled) - Camera is placed at the bottom of the bezel, which is an ideal location for observing your fingers on the keyboard, or if you give the screen a jaunty tilt, peering far up your nostrils. Serves no other purpose. I really can't fathom the process by which that camera got greenlit. I use an external clip-on camera instead. A Mac would certainly be better. For the same amount of power and storage, it would also be 3x the price, and (in recent years) probaly less robust.

computerex 7y ago

The keyboard also feels like slamming your fingers against a wall. There is no travel distance, and a speck of dust can disable keys. There are also thermal issues with the chassis, and the lack of ports is also a hassle for developers. I totally agree though that the touchpad experience is the best on Apple hardware + osx. Pure joy to use the Apple touchpad, really wish other manufacturers would take a leaf from Apple.

erikbye 7y ago

I manage fine with the touchpad on my Surface Book 2, not as good as Apple's, but certainly usable. Tap clicks work well.

nkoren 7y ago

The XPS is alright. Its touchpad hasn't been as big a transition as I'd feared -- although the loss of kinetic scrolling is certainly lamented. My main issues with the XPS are: - Only slightly quieter than a vacuum cleaner. - Unless you want to use the fancy GPU in Linux, in which case it's louder than a vacuum cleaner and has a very short battery life. (I keep the GPU disabled) - Camera is placed at the bottom of the bezel, which is an ideal location for observing your fingers on the keyboard, or if you give the screen a jaunty tilt, peering far up your nostrils. Serves no other purpose. I really can't fathom the process by which that camera got greenlit. I use an external clip-on camera instead. A Mac would certainly be better. For the same amount of power and storage, it would also be 3x the price, and (in recent years) probaly less robust.